Friend Makin' Mondays: Getting to Know You

Can you believe it's Monday already? This weekend seemed to just fly by!  And now it's back to the daily grind...and regular work weeks.  And of course it's Monday, so that means Friend Makin' Monday!  (I haven't participated for the past few weeks, but hopefully I'm back at it now!)

If you’ve taken part in FMM then you know the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section at: www.alltheweigh.com so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM post and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!

FMM: Getting To Know You

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday? I would love to have a Saturday that I could stay in my PJ's and do whatever sounded good all day.  Nothing to be done, just relaxing and spending time with Mike.  It's been a long time since we've done that!

2) List your top three favorite TV shows. NCIS, Criminal Minds, White Collar.

3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them? I love taking pictures!

4) Why do you blog? I blog as a journal.  I don't keep a normal journal, so anything interesting goes on my blog.  I'd like to get it printed out by the year, so I have a scrapbook of sorts to look back on!

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly…
~ Facebook
~ Twitter
~ Pinterest
~ Google Reader
~ Hotmail
6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be? Karen Kingsbury!
7) List a few of your favorite snacks. Right now I'm absolutely loving "ants on a log" (celery with peanut butter and raisins), but I also like graham crackers with peanut butter, apples, and clementines.

8 ) Do you have a pet? Yes!  My puppy Champ, he's a Labrador Retriever/Husky.

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without? phone, computer, work-out clothes...wow, I depend way too much on technology!

10) What’s your favorite drink? Peach nectar

11) Do you enjoy cooking? I love cooking!  That's why I have a food blog :)

12) Do you have children? No, but someday!

13) What are your favorite hobbies? Cooking, baking, reading, painting
14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing? It really depends on who I'm with, but I'm probably more outgoing than shy.

15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?  My splotchy skin lol

16) Who is your favorite actor/actress? I like Reese Witherspoon and Jason Statham.

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week? Considering that it's Monday, I suppose working out was the highlight of my day!

18) Do you live near your family or far from them? Near my immediate family and Mike's (and his extended). Far from my extended family.
19) List three of your talents. Cooking, baking, leadership
20) What is your greatest attribute? If I say I'm going to accomplish something, I do it!  (With the exception of cleaning lol...ask Mike!)

Now it’s your turn to share your answers. Don’t forget to go link up in the comments! Happy Monday!

The ABC's of Me!

I saw this on Tammy's blog and thought it looked like fun.  As a blogger I think it's fun to get to know the people whose blogs I read.  It definitely helps to know more about them so I can relate to them better when reading their blogs.  Do you feel the same way, or is it just me? :)

A-Age: 22

B-Bed size: Queen

C-Chore(s) you hate: Washing dishes

D-Dogs: Love 'em!  Someday we want to get a beautiful blue-eyed Husky!

E-Essential start to your day item: Smoothie

F-Favorite Color(s): Blue

G-Gold or Silver: Silver

H-Height: 5'7"

I-Instruments you play: Some keyboard and clarinet

J-Job title: Office Manager

K-Kids: Someday :)

L-Live: Michigan

M-My mom's name: Elizabeth

N-Nickname: Peaches

O-Overnight hospital stay: Never :)  I have been blessed!

P-Pet Peeve: People who chew loudly and with their mouths open...gross!

Q-Quote from a movie: I like smiling, smiling's my favorite!

R-Right/Lefty: Right

S-Sibling(s): 1 younger brother

T-Time you wake up: 5:30 am

U-Underwear: Yes

V-Veggies you dislike: Brussel Sprouts

W-What makes you run late: Not much, I'm usually early or on time.

X-Xrays you've had: My foot when I broke it, my hip/leg and wrist after my car accident

Y-Yummy food you make: Everything ;)

Z-Zoo animal: Monkeys!

Get-to-know Me

I got this in an email the other day and I thought it would be fun to play along.  Keep in mind that it was designed for an email, not a blog, so some questions won't apply.  Feel free to play along and post this on your blog as well.  Have fun getting to know your fellow bloggers!

"Welcome to the new 2011 edition of getting to know your family and friends.


Here is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person who sent it to you. Some of you may get this several times; that means you have lots of friends.

The easiest way to do it is to hit 'forward' so you can delete and change the answers. Have fun and be truthful!"

1. What color are your socks right now?  I'm wearing Mike's cozy socks (shhh don't tell!), and they're grey

2. What are you listening to right now?  Criminal Minds on TV

3. What was the last thing you ate?  A clementine

4. Can you drive a stick shift?  Nope

5.  Last person you spoke to on the phone?  Mike

6.  Do you like the person who sent this to you?  Of course!

7.  How old are you today? 22

8.  What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?  Basketball, thanks to my husband! ;)

9.  What is your favorite drink?  Malibu Bay Breeze

10.  Have you ever dyed your hair?  Yes, it was a "need to" situation after a highlight gone bad!

11. Favorite food?  Chicken Alfredo

12. What is the last movie you watched? Death Race 2

13.  Favorite day of the year?  Christmas

14.  How do you vent?  Talk to someone

15.  What was your favorite toy as a child?  My Easy Bake Oven

16.  What is your favorite season?  Summer!

17.  Cherries or Blueberries?  Both :)

18. Do you want your friends to play along?  If they'd like to

19.  Who is the most likely to respond?  N/A

20.  Who is least likely to respond?  N/A

21.  Living situation?  With my husband

22.  When was the last time you cried?  I don't remember

23. What is on the floor of your closet right now?  My robe

24. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? N/A

25. What did you do last night?  Worked out and watched TV

26.  What are you most afraid of?  Losing someone I love

27.  Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?  Cheese

28.  Favorite dog breed?  Siberian Husky

29.  Favorite day of the week?  Saturday

30. How many states/provinces have you lived in?  2

31. Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil?  I don't watch or pay attention to either

32. What is your favorite flower?  Daisy

Christmas Questions

I couldn't really think of anything to blog about today, and I saw this on Mari's blog last week, so I thought I'd steal it from her :)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I love how wrapped gifts look, but sometimes some gifts are too tricky to wrap, so I'll use gift bags
2. Real tree or artificial? I love real trees! They look so pretty and they smell good. But the rest of my family disagrees, so we have an artificial tree...
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after Thanksgiving, but this year it didn't get set up until December 6!
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day
5. Do you like eggnog? Umm... I've never had it!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My telescope
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. Two of them. One that I bought for my mom, it's really small, and usually sits on our end table. We have another larger one that sits on a glass table.
8. Hardest person to buy for? That's a tie between my parents. Neither one ever tells me what they want. Or they only give us one idea, and then they'll end up buying that one gift for eachother, leaving me with no ideas.
9. Easiest person to buy for? Usually my brother, because I can get him guitar picks and strings, but this year, he's more difficult because I told him no more guitar stuff!
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't really think of anything....
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. I love going out to the mailbox and coming back with a handful of cards to open
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Mary Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? If I see something starting around October, I'll buy it, but usually I start the day after Thanksgiving.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? White chocolate chex mix.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored, they're so much more fun!
17. Favorite Christmas song? It's sooo hard for me to choose a favorite. I like anything, except for "Santa Baby"
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We always travel to Canada to see my mom's family. I prefer it when we go up there the weekend before Christmas, so that we're home for Christmas, partially because I really enjoy our church's Christmas Eve service, but I'd rather be home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? It depends on the year. Last year was an angel, this year is a star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We always open them Christmas Eve
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Definitely the irreverence for the true HOLY DAY. The complete absorption of self and getting more and more when so many have so little. (Thanks Mari) And when stores start Christmas stuff in October!
23. What I love most about Christmas? That it's so filled with love, joy, and giving! And most importantly that Jesus was sent to earth!